private message
private message noun: a message sent to another user of a social media or chat platform through a private channel as opposed to a publicly accessible area or chatroom.
Noun
private message (plural private messages)
- A message sent to another user of a social media or chat platform through a private channel as opposed to a publicly accessible area or chatroom.
- By then I was receiving dozens of private messages in the game every hour from players I had never met who could see that my guildmate and I were out front: “OMG how did you level so fast?,” “Hey you must have a lot of gold, can I have some?” and of course “You guys are huge nerds.”2007 January 19, Seth Schiesel, “O Brave New World That Has Such Gamers in It”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- PM, direct message, personal message, whisper
Verb
private message (third-person singular simple present private messages, present participle private messaging, simple past and past participle private messaged)
- To send a private message.
- Synonyms:
- PM, direct message, personal message
private message meaning in Arabic and Thai
private message in Arabic
- communication to an individual social media user
- رِسَالَة خَاصَّة risāla ḵāṣṣa
private message in Thai
- communication to an individual social media user
- หลังไมค์ lǎng-mai
- to send a private message
- หลังไมค์ lǎng-mai
Synonyms of private message
Forms of private message
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | private messages |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | private messages |
| present participle | private messaging |
| past participle | private messaged |
| past | private messaged |
Questions about private message
- What does private message mean?
- Private message means a message sent to another user of a social media or chat platform through a private channel as opposed to a publicly accessible area or chatroom.
- What is private message in Arabic?
- Private message in Arabic is رِسَالَة خَاصَّة (risāla ḵāṣṣa). See Private message meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is private message?
- Private message can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of private message?
- The plural of private message is private messages.
Words near private message in the dictionary
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